The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Kishida set to resign as Japan PM after withdrawing from LDP raceTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday set the stage for his departure as premier after three years in power by announcing he will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race next month to take responsibility for a slush funds scandal.The sudden announcement came as Kishida's Cabinet stepped up disaster preparedness after the weather agency last week issued its first-ever advisory warning of the increa…READ FULL ARTICLE